Lauren McNally News
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced Youngstown will receive $293,395 in grants from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) and the State Operating Budget (HB 96). The OAC Board approved over $23 million in grants to support artists, nonprofits, arts organizations, culture organizations, students, educators, and public arts programing. Youngstown received grants from three categories: ArtSTART, sustainability, and TeachArtsOhio. ArtSTART grants help organizations complete short term projects. The majority were sustainability grants that help support the operation of arts and culture activities. TeachArtsOhio grants connects schools with teaching artists to create personal and high-quality arts learning experiences.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved $11,075,744.85 for the Ohio State Penitentiary for updates to their HVAC system. There are approximately 475 HVAC dampers throughout the facility. The project will also upgrade damaged or deteriorating HVAC system equipment, replace actuators and components to the Johnson Controls System, and replace and install of approximately 80 fire alarm heads and bases. This project will be administered by the Ohio Faciliities Construction Commission (OFCC).
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today sent a letter calling for a partnership with the Ohio Department of Commerce (ODC) to combat illegal child labor following an NBC report that claimed that two dozen minors, mainly from Guatemala, were working illegally in a poultry plant run by Gerber’s Poultry in Kidron, Ohio.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) Wednesday announced that the Youngstown City Health District received $5K in state funds from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s (Ohio EPA) Environmental Education Grant program.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) yesterda announced the October 19th funding of $14,750 in grants from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) for four artists, arts and cultural organizations, students, educators, and public arts programs in District 59 as part of OAC’s second state fiscal year 2024 funding round.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $250,000 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants for entities in Ohio’s 59th district, with a focus on assisting struggling families and encouraging workforce development.
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COLUMBUS – State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) Tuesday held a press conference introducing the “Thriving Families Tax Credit.” This legislation creates an annual refundable tax credit for middle and low-income Ohio families with children under the age of 18.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $959,488 in increased state funds from the Governor’s Office of Appalachia within the Ohio Department of Development for two Youngstown planning firms working with eligible lead applicants of the Appalachian Community Grant Program.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $4,450 in funding for Goshen Township and Poland Township as part of Ohio’s 2023 Cemetery Grants.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that they are fully supportive of the Stand Up Strike and all United Auto Workers (UAW) union members. UAW members agreed that they would strike if an agreement was not met by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today wrote a letter to the Youngstown Board of Education expressing deep concerns about the ongoing teachers strike, which started on August 23rd.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS— State Reps. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) and Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) today joined Youngstown City School District teachers on the picket line at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School.
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